Hercules - an albino Doberman, dumped in the Angeles Crest Forest.

A few days ago I got a call from my friend Lisa Chiarelli about Hercules. She found him while hiking in the Angeles Crest Forest.

Hercules was just standing there like a zombie, super skinny,
suffering from a heat stroke, poisioning, and from kidney failure.
She placed a leash on him, and rushed him to my vet.

With kidney failure, I feared the worst. After intensive care for 48
hours by the amazing team at the Veterinary Care Center, he bounced back, his kidneys went back to normal function. I kept
visiting him daily as he was recovering, and he was just so sweet and
grateful to be alive.

If Lisa was not there that day, he would have died for sure.

Lisa fostered him for a couple of weeks and yesterday she called me.
I could hear right away that she was crying. I asked "what happened??"

she replied "he is gone".

My heart stopped for a second. "Gone?" I asked.

She said "yes... to his amazing new home".

PHEW!!!!! :-)

It's so easy to get attached to these amazing animals, and it's always
hard to let them go. As fosters we have to keep reminding ourselves
that they are going to great homes that we check personally, and that
it opens a place for the next animal that needs our help.

I am so deeply touched by your story and Hercules' brave journey! Thank you, thank you so much for what you do! You speak for the creatures who cannot speak for themselves -- they are blessed for having encountered you.

Wow. So very awesome. I have been home sick today and found this story while checking email and coming upon your site. So while I am coughing I am also sobbing...at the inhumanity of some people, and the amazing humanity of others. Thank you for all that you do. My brother and his family live in the valley and they are known as the family who rescues. They get phone calls at all hours of the day or night, or find boxes on their front porch with abandoned animals inside. These animals are lovingly cared for and go to homes who are scrutinzed for goodness. Thank goodness for all of you.

He is so gorgeous, if I wasn't in the UK and didn't already have 3 dogs I would have given him a great home !!!! I had a doberman cross breed from a rescue centre, Lilly she was an absolute angel and my best friend in the world, she was taken before her time and went over the rainbow to play with her doggy friends in heaven. I hope this gorgeous and unusual loving dog enjoys the rest of his life being part of a loving home :-)